The NIH has announced it will fund the research of Colin Martin, M.D., FACS, and Brian Sims, M.D., Ph.D. The two-year grant funds their project “The Therapeutic Potential of Pasteurized Human Donor Breast Milk Exosomes.
A new program in the School of Medicine, the Committee on Responsible Research Practices (CRRP), has been established to improve the handling of research misconduct cases.
Saag and Goepfert give updates on Delta variant, hospitalizations, and vaccinations in COVID-19 panel
Written by Mary Ashley Canevaro
On Monday, Aug. 9, Paul Goepfert, M.D., director of the Alabama Vaccine Research Clinic, and Michael Saag, M.D., professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, discussed the current state of COVID-19 in Alabama and beyond in a webinar panel series called “What’s new with COVID-19?”
PDC names new leadership
Written by Emma Harchanko
The UAB Pancreatobiliary Disease Center (PDC) has named two new leaders in the areas of medical oncology and pathology.
Desalyn Johnson has been awarded the 2021 Sara Crews Finley, M.D. Endowed Leadership Scholarship. She will be officially presented the scholarship at the 2021 entering class White Coat Ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 15.
Each year, the School of Medicine welcomes the incoming class with a White Coat Ceremony. The White Coat Ceremony was created in 1993 by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation to emphasize the importance of compassionate care for the patient as well as scientific proficiency. Due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, a White Coat Welcome event for the entering class was held online, with the promise of an in-person ceremony when COVID safety protocols would allow it.
Changes to medical students’ first course highlight social, community factors in healthcare
Written by Kendra Carter
When Caroline Harada, M.D., and Stephanie Berger, M.D., took over as course directors for Patient, Doctor and Society three years ago, they not only brought their passions for community service and education on social determinants of health, they also incorporated an active learning format to engage students in small group discussions throughout the course.
